26/08/2015
You
You are…
who
what
how you choose
to be
to see
to feel
to believe.
What others think
or want to see
or you to be
is irrelevant.
They don’t wipe your kids tears from their eyes
they don’t look after your parents when they’re sick
they don’t cuddle your pets
they’re not the ones who…
live in your body
feel your emotions
think your thoughts.
It’s not their face looking back in the mirror
it’s not their life you are living
so why should you adopt
their hopes
their dreams
their wishes
their demands
their fears
their beliefs?
You are
wholly
totally
unique
in this world.
How wonderful that is!
Your Heart
Your Hopes
Your Dreams
Your Abilities
Your Possibilities
Your Amazing Potential.
You are your own home.
Make your home loveable
liveable
comfortable
warm
accepting.
After all
it’s where you will be
for life.
Words: © August 2015 Michelle Payne
Photo: 123rf.com
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06/02/2013
A friend’s son was in the first grade of school, and his teacher asked the class, “What is the color of apples?” Most of the children answered red. A few said green. Kevin, my friend’s son, raised his hand and said white. The teacher tried to explain that apples could be red, green, or sometimes golden, but never white.
Kevin was quite insistent and finally said, “Look inside.”
Perception without mindfulness keeps us on the surface
of things, and we often miss other levels of reality.
~~ Joseph Goldstein ~~~
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